When these teams last met just a bit less than four weeks ago, the Cubs ended a sweep of the Cardinals tied with the Brewers for first place, and the Cardinals six games behind.
Now, both teams seem far out of contention, but it’s always a good matchup when these longtime rivals face each other.
For more on the Cardinals, here’s Josey Curtis, manager of our SB Nation Cardinals site Viva el Birdos:
It was not a good June for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals went 10-17 and drifted back to fourth place in the National League Central after leading the division for much of May.